| Comb (comb) |
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| n. | (?; 110) |
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| Comb |
| [AS. camb;
akin to Sw., Dan., *** D. kam, Icel. kambr, G.
kamm, Gr. &?] a grinder tooth, Skr. jambha tooth.] |
An instrument with teeth, for
straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping
it in place.
An instrument for currying hairy
animals, or cleansing and smoothing their coats; a
currycomb.
A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing wool,
flax, hair, etc.
The naked fleshy crest or caruncle on the upper part of the
bill or hood of a cock or other bird. It is usually red.
The curling crest of a wave.
The waxen framework forming the walls
of the cells in which bees store their honey, eggs, etc.;
honeycomb.
The thumbpiece of the hammer of a
gunlock, by which it may be cocked.
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To disentangle, cleanse, or adjust, with a
comb] to lay smooth and straight with, or as with, a comb; as, to
comb hair or wool. See under Combing.
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To roll over, as
the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as
waves.
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| Comb (comb) |
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| n. | (? or ?) |
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| Comb |
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[AS. comb, prob. of Celtic origin;
cf. W. cwm a dale, valley.] |
That unwatered portion of
a valley which forms its continuation beyond and above the most
elevated spring that issues into it.
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A dry measure. See
Coomb.
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